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Post by
Rensje
Hello everyone. I swore to myself once I would never start a 'what should I get next'-thread, but here I am. I'm ready to buy my next piece from Emblems of Frost and it seems I've hit a brick wall. I'm running into problems at every corner and I need your help.
First up, this is my
armory
. Right now, I'm sitting quite comfortably on my stats as Kitty DPS. I have..
325 Hit Rating (over the cap by 62)
716 ArP (under the soft-cap by 6 with
Needle-Encrusted Scorpion
)
30 Expertise Rating (under the cap by 102)
My expertise isn't sublime, I know, but I decided from the start not to make it my priority and focus on the Hit and ArP caps instead. So far I've done pretty well, but here's the catch. No matter what piece I replace now, I'm going to take a big hit somewhere. I really need your help deciding.
If I replace
Hood of Lethal Intent
with
Lasherweave Headguard
I'll be at the exact ArP soft cap with 722 ArP, but I'll lose 82 Hit rating and dive under the Hit cap by 30 Hit rating. According to Rawr, replacing this piece would net me the highest gain in DPS.
If I replace
Leggings of the Broken Beast
with
Lasherweave Legguards
I will be dropping under the Hit cap by only 12 Hit rating, which can be fixed with a single gem. Also, I'm gaining a sexy 80 Expertise rating, meaning I can replace one or two ArP gems to become Expertise capped and still be ArP soft capped. It seems like a very good choice, but the problem is I'll be spending 95 Emblems on an item I could get for free in VoA.
I could replace
Gloves of the Silver Assassin
with either
Lasherweave Handgrips
or
Cat Burglar's Grips
, but in the case of the former I'd be spending 60 Emblems on an item I could get for free and in both cases I could be wasting Emblems because according to Rawr,
Scourge Stranglers
from ICC10 are a better upgrade and a fairly easy drop to get. However, if I replace the gloves I won't suffer any damage to my Hit rating.
And last, I could replace
Wrathful Gladiator's Belt of Triumph
with
Vengeful Noose
, which is a marginal upgrade at best and according to Rawr actually DROPS my DPS by a few points, even though Elitist Jerks claims it's BiS for kitties. Also, if I do this purchase I won't be working towards my 4T10 set bonus, which seems like a no-brainer.
So yeah, I'm pretty much at a loss here. Your thoughts will be appreciated!
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Post by
Rensje
Actually, with 2/2
Primal Precision
I 'only' need 16 Expertise (~132 Exp Rating). Which is why the legs are so seductive, because with those I could soft cap for pretty much everything at the same time. I'm just so scared I might waste 95 Emblems on it if the Sanctified version of those drops next week in VoA, y'know.
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Post by
Kciroj
If the leg + headguard is what you're going for, then by all means buy the headguard already, as you won't be seeing that piece in VoA.
I do not understand how Rawr can possibly consider the Noose a downgrade, though it may have something to do with 'wasted' ArP, as you would go above the softcap if you do not regem some other pieces. Rawr can be weird at times; I use it but never fully trust it...
Once you get the 4set, this would be an excellent upgrade.
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Post by
skryerx
btw : In the armory link, your expertise is showing 13 not 30.
his rating is 13 and he has 30 expertise
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Post by
Rensje
Yes, I meant 30 expertise rating and 13 Expertise. I need 102 more Expertise
Rating
to achieve 26 Expertise. It's a very confusing system to be sure.
Anyway, by a stroke of luck I managed to win the roll for
Ikfirus's Sack of Wonder
in ICC25 last week. However, I thought it was primarily a tanking piece. Would it make any sense at all to buy the headpiece now and replace the chest with the Sack? I'll still only be at 2T10 but if you say it is really that good then it might be worth it.
EDIT: No, that wouldn't make sense, at least according to Rawr. I'd drop under the ArP soft cap and lose a truckload of DPS points. Regardless of choosing the Ikfirus's Sack of Wonder or the Shadow Seeker's Tunic. The T10 chest is simply better for DPS, it seems.
EDIT 2: I think I know what I need to do. I'll buy the Lasherweave Headguard first, which will still put me at 233 Hit Rating, just enough for whenever there's a draenei in the raid with me, which is pretty much always the case. I'll also be capped for ArP still, which is nice. After that I can start saving up for the Legguards and see whether I get any good drops in ICC or VoA in the meantime, to help determine my next purchase.
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